The Universal Exception [Paperback]

The Universal Exception is the second volume of the selected writings of Slavoj }i~ek-one of the most provocative and inspiring writers on culture at work today.

Bringing together a broad selection of }i~ek's major writings on politics, The Universal Exception showcases Zizek's formidable range of interests and his style. The book includes his interventions on such world political events as the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and the American-led invasion of Iraq, his celebration of the revolutionary potential of Stalinism, and his critique of Third Way politics.

Together with Interrogating the Real, the first volume of }i~ek's selected writings, this collection offers a superb introduction to the work of this prolific, controversial and vastly entertaining cultural commentator.

AcknowledgmentsEditors' Introduction: Slavoj Zizek's Third Way

Section I. The Absent Second Way1. Eastern European Liberalism and Its Discontents2. Why We All Love to Hate Haider3. Heiner M?ller Out of Joint

Section II. Really Existing Socialism4. Why are Laibach and the Neue Slowenische Kunst not Fascists?5. The Fetish of the Party6. Georg Luk?cs as the Philosopher of Leninism7. Prolegomena to a Theory of Kolkhoz Musicals8. Attempts to Escape the Logic of Capitalism

Section III. Really Existing Capitalism9. Multiculturalism, or, The Cultural Logic of Multinational Capitalism10. A Leftist Plea for 'Eurocentrism'11. A Plea for 'Passive Aggressivity'12. The Three Faces of Bill Gates13. The Prospects of Radical Politics Today

Section IV. What is (Not) To Be Done16. Against the Double Blackmail17. Welcome to the Desert of the Real18. The Iraq War-Where is the True Danger?

Author's Afterword: Where Do We Stand Today?Glossary